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pruns-vick County
NO. 42
THE STATE PORT PILOT
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6-pages today Southport, N. C., Wednesday, January 29th, 1947
fl.50 PER YEA* fUBLlSHED EVERY WEDNESDA*
0il Meeting
gj-unswick REA
Attracts Crowd
Of Officers Indi
es Healthy Growth Of
Operative During Past
Despite Adverse
Conditions
M ? CHANGES IN
DIRECTOR group
fry President, Foster
|-t2'Made An Address
fhich Explains Need
for Hard-To-Get
Materials
t Brunswick County REA
s biggest and rnosi suc
y annual meeting since it'
funded at the Waccamaw
^ building at Ash on Jan
,lSth. A big barbecue din-j
featured the entertainment, j
jiperintendent E. D. Bishop
-at more than 600 patrons
It organization were present
te all-day session.
eSanta Fe Trail Blazers, a
Hi organization from the
i station at Whiteville, furn
| excellent music throughout,
iy They were assisted by;
friendship Baptist church !
i The morning was taken
jy routine business, featur
j* annual address of Presi
Fcster Mintz: the report of
ary-treasurer LeRoy Mintz
je report Superintendent E.
lee?
toe's report showed that
!?a has gained 444 new!
(does during the past j
r sonths and that 28.7 miles
upole lines have been built.
?A>r.t Mintz in his address,
lit part:
(f iave continued to go for
| airing 1946, in spite of the
f acdicaps encountered in'
t. equipment and materials
pr; to operations and !
leance. and the connections!
? members. During the'
lw we have completed the
?con of 387 work orders '?
Iwr 444 new members
Mr present lines. Thjs re-'
pioout 30 miles of addi- j
p.* miles and now gives |
linerage of 4.8 or nearly j
pets per mile. This is a
P growth for our present
(In fact, the trend of,
wy be too fast for the I
of our system, as the ;
la developing faster than
salion of material deliver
* permit the installation of
"ppment lo provide the
Nt capacity.
to;: 1'. -years ago your!
jltf directors authorized our :
to make a complete '
Nfour present system, in I
JThO". with the new dis
t? lines to be added to our
system, to determine the
tents necessary to provide '
Sine capacity to render
r* *rvice to our entire J
This study revealed
*fc?ty of constructing a >
transmission line I
l*Bteville to Shallotte, as
feeder, and new substa- 1
?bout a times as large as
use' In normal times !
J ruction would have been t
Ontinued on page two
IritfNtm
Flashes
?*ay meeting
Si'Aay Commissioner J- A..
will hold a monthly !
^ at the State Highway,
1 ? Fayetteville on Thurs
febraary f>. Delegations in
?fan with road matters will
"Sved at that time.
^TT DANCE
s E. J. Prevatte, Bruns
1 County Chairman of the
? of Dimes campaign, an
that she has been able
Virgil West and his
* orchestra for a benefit
| 011 Tuesday night, Feb
' <? at the CSO building.
-
UNION
graining Union of the
7^ Baptist church has
t ' 10 Purchase a recording
r' and public address sys- ;
l 15 to be used espe- ,
I out'i'.'O'- meetings, spe
Jy?nm3 and for making
L of the various pro
P^the church.
C^'ntinc; ENDS
I ^ :mS w"h guns in Bruns
ends for the season >
P**' Thursday night. After j
^ persons found in the .
^ guns may find them- j
I "Sttiwd to give a mighty j
^aaatwn to the game
Assembly Votes Emergency
Bonus For State Teachers
Other State Employees Included In Measure
Passed Unanimously By The
Legislature
RALEIGH, Jan. 27.? (AP)? "
State employees and teachers are
elated over the unanimous ap
proval of the second conference
committee's report by each house
of the General assembly, for it
means that the February pay
checks will bring initial results
of supplementary salary increas
es.
Action by the legislature clim
axed a bitter battle that has last
ed for over two weeks in which
the solons debated the amount
of percentages of increase and
period for which the pay boost
should be effective.
Members of the 14-member
conference committee said the
report assured higher pay to
persons in lower salary brackets
than those recommended by the
initial conferees' report that the
house rejected last week after
the senate gave its approval.
The report, of the conferees,
signed unanimously, differs from
the first conference committee
report in the method of payment.
Whereas "emergency salaries"
was specified in the original bill,
the report today terms the extra
pay for state employes and
teachers "an emergency bonus"
for services rendered and to be
performed.
The bonus is to be payable to
all state employes and teachers
retroactive to Nov. 1, 1946, with
one half of the total bonus to be
given with the issuance of regu
lar salary checks during the
month of February. The remaind
er of the bohus "shall be pro-rat
ed according to the number of
regular monthly salary checks is
sued to such teachers and state
employes for the remainder of
the period ending June 30, 1947
(end of the fiscal year of this
biennium)."
Range of the bonus is from
$144, for persons making $1,200
and less per year to $270 for per
sons making $2,701 to $6,600 per
year.
Adoption of the report came
speedily in the house as a jam
med gallery of school officials
and state employes anxiously
awaited action. Rep. Reg L. Har
ris of Person, chairman of the
conference committee, read the
(Continued on page 4)
Charter Was Presented To
Union Members Saturday
Local 68; District 3, Of In- 1
ternational Fisher men !
And Allied Workers Of j
America Becomes Acti
vated In Southport
SEEKING BETTER
PRICES FOR SHRIMP
Organization Hopes To Be
Able To Work In Coop
eration With Existing
Dealers And With
out Strikes
The charter was presented to
Local 68, District 3, Internation
al Fishermen and Allied Work
ers of America at a meeting
Saturday night in the Brunswick
county courthouse.
Captain Joe Greehalgh, union
organizer, was present and spoke
before the group of fishermen
and other persons attending the
meeting. He declared that the
objective of the local fisher
man's organization should be to
get a fair return for the pro
duct of their labors, and he point
ed out that there is no desire
to deny the dealers a fair profit.
He expressed the hope that the
fishermen and dealers will be
able to cooperate in carrying on
the fishing industry locally in
a manner that will be to the best
interest of all parties concerned.
Expressions from various lead
ers in the movement stressed the
fact that it is the purpose of the
organization to accomplish their
objectives without resorting to
strikes. As one guarantee of this
the plan was discussed for the
union to operate a packing house
of its own through which the
catch of members might be hand
led whenever it becomes impos
sible for the fishermen and the
dealers to reach a price agree
ment.
The objectives of the local
group, together with the regula
tions which will govern their
activities, will be drawn up later.
President of Local 68 is John
Potter, Jr., Orville Willis is vice
president; Hulan Watts, secre
tary; and Dan Lewis, treasurer.
Secretary Watts reports that
61 members have joined the or
ganization, a good number of
them be'ng negro shrimp boat
operators.
Consider Plans
For New Church
Congregation Of Shallotte
Camp Methodist Chuixh
Is Considering Extensive
Repairs Or New Edifice
The congregation of the Shal- ;
lotte Camp Methodist church
Shallotte is talking of making
repairs to their present structure
or building a larger and more
attractive structure. Fred Mintz,
of Shallotte, stated this week
that if the building of a new
church is decided upon it will
probably be a year before any
thing is done, owing to building
: costs. However, members are
going aheid with the getting of
funds in various ways. |
I Ladies of the congregation, do-,
mg their bit in evee2" I
(Continued on pag? 81X' 1
Teeth Chatter By
Remote Control
A few years ago Charlie
Trott, local realtor, lost most
of his teeth as a result of an
airplane accident, and since
that time the South port man
has been somewhat allergic to
airplanes.
Charlie was In New York
last week, having driven a car
up there for someone. It was
rather cold and he was anxious
to get back to the Sunny South
as quickly as possible. He for
got his distrust of planes,
bought a ticket and boarded
one bound for home.
Many miles out and several
miles up, one of the engines
began to miss and Charlie's
teeth began to chatter. With
thoughts of their safety, he
quickly removed both upper
and lowers and placed them
in his coat pocket.
After some time the pilot of
the plane got the stuborn engine
to working smoothly. He land
ed at one of his regular stops
without mishaps. Once on the
ground Charlie reached Into his
coat for his teeth. What was
his astonishment to discover
that they had chattered a hole
through the pocket ? by remote
control!
Recorder Hears
Twenty-Six Cases
Monday Was Busy Day For
Judge W. J. McLamb
And Other Officials In
Recorders Court
Twenty-six cases, several of
them being long drawn out. came
up before Judge W. J. McLamb
in Recorder's court Monday
morning. The session lasted
practically all day, adjournment
being taken just a few minutes
before 5 o'clock. The Minute
Book shows the following en
tries:
A. L. Robinson, possession of
equipment to manufacture whis
key. 18 months on the roads, as
signed to work the public roads,
suspended on condition that he
pay a fine of $200.00 and costs.
The barrel of molasses and fruit
jars to be sent to the county
home and used there or to be re
leased to Herbert Robinson.
Curt Smith, drunk driving, not
guilty.
Harvey Riggins, non support,
eight months on the roads, sus
pended on condition that he pay
to the Clerk of Court the sum
of $20.00 per month for the sup
port of his minor child, and that
he pay his wife's hospital bill
and costs of this case.
T. F. Johnson, false pretense,
continued to February 17th.
Margaret A. Carleson, speed
in" fined $15.00 and costs.
Edward Wescott and Vernie
Wescott. resisting officer and as-,
sault, nol pros.
Norman P. Wall, reckless op- ,
eration. thirty days on the roads,;
suspended on payment of a fine
(Continued On fa*e 5)
Southport Man
In Venezuela
As Consultant
Col. Earl I. Brown Left
Monday By Plane For
South American Country
For Study Of Harbor Im- j
provements V
RECOGNIZED AS
EXPERT IN LINE I
Served For Many Years
With U. S. Army Engin
eers; Was Head Of
South Atlantic
Division
Col. Earl I. Brown left by plane
from Wilmington on Monday on
the first leg of his trip to Vene
zuela, South America, where he ;
has been engaged as civilian en
gineering consultant in the study
of proposed improvements to the
harbor at Maracaibo.
Col. Brown will go by plane
from Miami to Caracas, the capi
tal of Venezuela, where he will
be joined by four experts, all en
gineers in government service,
who will proceed with Col.
Brown to Maracaibo after paying
their respects to the head of the
Venezuelan government in Cara
cas.
It is understood that Col.
Brown had been asked several
times prior to this to head the
mission to Maracaibo, but be
cause of his health had been for
ced to refuse. .Because of his
long service with the Corps of
Engineers, and because he has
had considerable experience in
tropical countries, Col. Brown is
particularly suited fc hi - ^nt
task.
The group > "" study the pro
posed improvements planned to
make the Lake Maracaibo har
bor large enough to accommodate
Caribbean shipping.
Col. Brown was formerly South
Atlantic Division engineer and,
after having retired prior to the
war, was recalled to serve as
Wilmington district engineer un
til his second retirement onlv
two years ago.
Paul M. Snell, chief of the Con
struction Division, Wilmington
District Corps of Engineers, is a
member of the mission, serving !
as a dredging expert. A third
member of the group is from
California and the other two are
from New York.
Winnabow Man
Dies Thursday
Funeral Services Conducted
Saturday Afternoon For
D. M. Meekins; Burial At
Lebanon Baptist Church
D. M. Meekins, 73 year old
resident of Winnabow, died at
him home Thursday after a short
illness. He was buried in the
Lebanon church cemetery Sat- j
urday afternoon following servi
ces by Rev. Woodrow Robbins.
Mr. Meekins is survived by a '
large family, nine daughters and .
four sons, in addition to numer
our grandchildren. Among .lis
immediate relatives are the
widow and the following eon.-'.
(Continued or sage six) I
Post Office Is
Asking Bids On
Lease Proposal
With Little Apparent Pros
pect For Government
Construction Of Postof
fice, Bids Being Sought
From Private Owners
SPECIFICATIONS ARE
SET OUT IN DETAIL
Complete Details Available
From Acting Postmaster
Kuss; Deadline Set For
February 13th
The postoffice department is
advertising for bids for quarters
fcr the Southport postoffice on
the hasis of a 5 or 10 year lease.
Although this office has been
tentatively approved for a gov
ernment-owned building, the in
dications are that this work will
not be done in the predictable
future, and the department is
therefore seeking proposals from
private owners.
The department requires 1,250
square feet of floor space, not
including a lobby; the building
must be centrally located; must
be well lighted; and must be ac
cessible from the side or rear
for the purpose of loading and
unloading mail.
Deadline for receiving these
bids has been set for February
13, the contract to begin, August j
1, this year.
Interested persons may secure
complete details from Acting
Postmaster J. B. Russ at the
Southport office.
Supply Man On
Naval Cruise
Hubert Robinson, Of Sup
ply, Leaves February 9
For Two Week's Cruise
On USS Little Rock
Hubert Robinson, of Supply, j
will be included among the more
than 250 Naval Reservists who
will be aboard the light cruiser1
USS LITTLE ROCK when she !
leaves Charleston, S. C. on Feb
ruary 9 for a two weeks' train- j
ing cruise to San Juan, Puerto
Rico.
A member of the Navy's or
ganized or volunteer reserve, he
will have his travel expenses j
paid from Supply to Charleston J
and back, full Navy sea pay and
allows nces and free food aboard
ship.
The LITTLE ROCK will spend
sufficient time in San 'Juan to
give all reservists ample time
for shore leave or liberty.
The cruise is part of the Navy's
V-6 training program, member
ship in which is a pre-requisite j
to make such a trip. '
All former male enlisted vete-'
rans of all branches of the ser- j
vice up to 60 years of age who [
have an honorable discharge or
were discharged under honorable
conditions may enlist or reenlist
in Class V-6 for inactive duty.
A recent change in requirements
also makes non-veterans in the
17-18 and 30-40 age bracket eli
gible. Navy veterans may reen
list at the rate held at time of
(Continued on Page Six?
Our
ROVING
Reporter
W. B. XEZUH
Some time ago something was {
said in this column about the
need of good sportsmanship be
tween the participants in bas
ketball games involving the vari
ous high schools. As the sche
dule of playing progresses it is,
gratifying to be able to say that;
so far as the players are con- j
cerned the sportsmanship angle ?
is being carried out well. The j
boys and girls are alright, and
so are their ? instructors, in view j
of the spirited rivilary that now |
exists between the teams.
But, if we may depend on in- ]
formation from several of the
schools, the good sportsmanship
attitude of the players dees not]
always extend to the spectators.
Members of several of the girls'
teams are said to have become
nervous and their playing hinder
ed by noisy, boisterous conduct
on the part of spectators at some
games. In one or two instances t
this unsportsraan like conduct has
been carried to the point of
actual fights. It is among thej
spectators, as well as the play-'
r - - '
ers that we now need good j
sportsmanship, according to some
of the school officials.
Another point about the school
basketball games and all other
basketball games is that the re
feree and other officials are
usually selected by both teams.
The referee is supposed to see
the game and to call it as he
sees it. If he calls It in the way
that rabid fans for either of the
teams wish him to call it, he is J
a poor official. The referee is ,
selected for the work and unless j
he is obviously unfair he should ,
be allowed to call the game as
he sees it, without molestation
from either spectators or school
officials.
J. H. Milligan, of Waccainaw
township, reported this week that
his tobacco plants were up and
growing nicely. County Agent J.
E. Dodson added to the tobacco
plant picture by saying that such '
reports of plants being up and
growing were reaching him from
(Continued On Page 6)
SCENE OF SCHOOL
MEETING ? Soldier Bay Baptist church, at Ash, will
be the scene of an important school for pastors and dea
cons beginning Monday of next week.
Eastern Interests Lease
Land For T omato Plants
Temptation Is
Placed In Hand
Chairman Odell Bennett of the
Brunswick AAA is about the
last person acquaintances would
suspect of being a gambler.
The young Brunswick man was
in Reno, Nevada, some weeks
ago, on his way home from the
Farm Federation meeting in
California. Walking around Reno,
he stepped inte a store to buy
a package of cigarettes, handing
over a $10.00 bill in paymen.
Reno, with the world's largest
divorce mill, is also credited witii
being a great gambling town,
most of the joints being run by
women. Silver dollars with which
to play the machines are the
most general form of change.
The young woman at the count-'
er handed over the package of
cigaretts, three quarters and I
nine silver dollars.
Introduces Bill
Affecting Sales
Senator R. I. Mintz Intro
duces Bill Empowering
City To Dispose Of Real j
Estate At Private Sales
The first bit of local legislat-J
ion introduced at the current
session of the North Carolina Gen
eral Assembly was handled last !
week oy Senator R. I. Mintz and j
was for the purpose of validat- ,
ing sale of property by the City!
of Southport "HB 53 - Introduced
by Mintz, January 24. To amend
chapter 345 of the Private laws
of 1909 relating to the charter
of the City of Southport and
authorizing and empowering the
board of aldermen and mayor of
the City of Southport to sell lands
at private sale and validity, (sic)
sales heretofore made."
As the title indicates the bill
would apply to any city-owned
property, including legal and
equitable interest in water skirt
lots, except land used at the time
of sale for governmental purpose;
sales or contracts therefor to be
made only at regular meetings
of the board. It also would vali
date prior private sales made by
the city.
This bill was referred to the
committee on Counties, Cities and
Towns.
Shallotte Home
Burns Wednesday
Home Of Mr. And Mr?.
Hasper Hewette Had An
Interesting History Be- j
fore Being Destroyed By
Fire
The dwelling occupied by Mr. |
and Mrs. Hasper Hewett, of Shal- 1
lotte, was destroyed by fire Wed- 1
nesday morning of last week. All (
of the household goods were lost, !
except three or four articles. The '
building was owned by the W. A. i
Rourk estate.
W. R. Holmes, Shallotte man, t
who has the history of most of j
the town at his finger tips, gives !
some interesting information re
lative to this building.
Mr. Holmes says that the
structure was originally built as
a home for the Farmer's Alii- !
ance, back in the days when 1
Marion Butler reigned over the
Populist party. Following the ex
( Continued on Page Pour)
Largest Average Fcr Pro
duction Of Tomato Plants
For Use In Delaware Is
Located In Calkins' Neck
In Brunswick
ANOTHER FARM
NEAR SOUTHPORT
Plants Will Be Produced In i
This Area And Will Be
Sent North For Plant
ing Large Tomato
Farms
During the past week Delaware
interests made all arrangements
to engage in tomato plant grow
ing in Brunswick county on a
huge commercial scale. It is un
derstood that the planting of the
seed will begin just as soon as
the ground can be prepared. It
is planned to truck the plants to
eastern states.
One of the tomato plant farms
will be on the farm formerly
owned by Wallace Moore, three
miles from Southport on Wald
en's Creek. At this point 25
acres of land have been leased
and the report has It that the
whole acreage will be devoted to
growing plants.
The other plant farm will con
stitute the real thing in plant
growing, according to County
Agent Dodson. He says that
other Delaware interests, in no
way connected with the opera
tions near SouLhport, will sow ,
from 125 to 300 acres in tomato
seed to produce plants for use
in Eastern states. This location
is at Calkin's neck on the lower
part of the coast. In both cases
the land has already been leased
and preparing the land will start
immediately, if it is not already i
underway.
Cattle Grazing
The Year Round
Many Brunswick Farmers
Now Raise A Few Cattle
Which They Maintain j
During Winter Months ;
On Cover Crops
A lot of Brunswick farmers
who raise some cattle on the
side are getting through this
the least valuable for general
winter without having to use a
pound of feed to supplement or
dinary grazing, according to
County Agent J. E. Dodson. They
are pasturing the cattle on win
ter grain and grasses and such
stock as have been seen by a
representative of this paper are
really in better condition than
they would be in if th*y had re
ceived high priced feed.
It is nothing new for Bruns
wick county cattle to do well
all winter on what, they can for
age in the way of natural grass
and reeds. Such cases, however,
have applied mostly to the coas
tal sections where much green
marsh grass and reeds may be
found all winter. Some years ago
Joel Moore, Southport business
man, kept more than a hundred
head on year round range. Out
side of being provided with salt
received no attention and they
were always in fine condition for
slaughtering.
The present vinter grazing is
not confined to the coast. Farm
ers all about Jie county have
been finding that by sowing win
ter grain and various grasses and
pasturing these fields they can
keep their stock in as good con
dition as by feeding.
The cost of such grazing is
only a fraction of wh*t feeding
(Continued From Pag* Six)
i
Week Of Study
Begins Monday
At Soldier Bay
School For Pastors And
Deacons Will Begin On
Monday, February 3, And
Will Extend Through Fri
day
INVITATION IS
EXTENDED PUBLIC
Representatives Of Church
es In Brunswick Baptist
Association Particular
ly Urged To Be
Present
The pastor's and deacon's
school to be conducted February
3-7 at Soldier Bay Baptist Church
is expected to draw many preach
?rs and deacons. As Soldier Bay
Baptist Church Is in the Dock
Association the emphasis has
been laid upon those churches in
lhat Association. But the pastor
of Soldier Bay Baptist Church,
Woodrow W. Robbins, has ex
tended an Invitation for all
churches to attend and take part
in this week of study. Following
is a schedule of the work each
day:
10:00? 10:15: devotional
10:15 - 11:15: study period.
"Honoring the Deaconship," by
P. E. Burroughs, to be taught by
the Rev. Earl Bradley, state mis
sionary.
11:15 - 11:20: hymn
11:20 - 12:20: study period,
"The Country Church," by Free
man, to be taught by the Rev.
Sam Lamb, pastor WhiteviUe
Baptist Church.
12:20 - 12:45: discussion period
12:45 - 1:30: dinner
Since the ladies of Soldier Bay
Church are going to prepare din
ner, a study period for men
would follow from 1:30-2:30, us
ing "The People Called 3aptlat,"
by George W. McDaniel.
EVENING SESSION
6:30 - 7:30 mission hour.
7:30 - 8:30 Inspirational Mess
age. Rev. Earl Bradley will bring
the majority of these evening
wl7Trw-t STit is exjtiifcj 'J., iTc,
Sam Lamb will speak one even
ing.
Members of the Soldier Bay
church are extending an Invitat
ion to those who enlist in the
school from other churches to
spend the week in the Soldier
Bay community. Those who plan
to spend the week, without return
ing to their homes, will be wel
comed into the homes of Soldier
Bay members. Persons expecting
to spend the week in this manner
are asked to contact Mrs. Hazel
Purvis of Ash.
This is the first such program
ever offered in the Dock associat
ion. All churches of the associat
ion are expccted to be represent
ed.
The evening services are plann
ed for the public. Rev. Mr. Rob
bins has expressed his hope that
the church will be filled to cap
acity for these inspirational even
ing services.
Building Permit
To Be Required
County Forest Warden Call*
Attention To Fact That
Burning Permits Are Re
quired After February 1
County Forest Warden Dor
man Mercer calls attention to
the fact that beginning February
1 a burning permit will be re
quired of all persons who plan
to use fires for clearfhg brush
or other burning about their
farms and timber areas.
"It shall be unlawful for any
person, firm or corporation to
start or cause to be started any
fire or ignite any material in
any of the areas of woodlands
under the protection of the State
Forest Service or within five
hundred feet of any such pro
tected area, between the first
day of February and the first
day of June, inclusive, or between
the first day of October and the
thirtieth day of November, in
clusive, in any year, without first
obtaining from the State Fores
ter or one of his duly authorized
agents a permit to set out fire
or ignite any material In such
above mentioned protected area;
no charge shall be made for the
granting of said permits.
"This Act shall not apply to.
any fires started or caused to
be started within five hundred
feet of a dwelling house.
"Any person, firm or corpora
tion violating thia Act shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor, and
upon convictiop shall be fined
not more than thirty (30) days.
"Al\ laws and clauses of law*
in conflict with the provisions ot
this Act are hereby repealed."